A hands on short-term training course for Medical teachers, Clinical Lab Practitioners and Research & Post Graduate students on “Immunological & molecular techniques applied for infectious disease research” will be held during February 13-18, 2017 at Department of Biochemistry & JB Tropical Disease Research Centre. The different techniques that will be covered include molecular (cloning and expression and recombinant proteins; real time PCR), analytical (SDS-PAGE; 2D-Electrophoresis; Western blotting), immunological (immuno assays, assays for immunomodulation, cellular and cytokine responses) and in vitro parasite cultures and anti-parasite drug screening assays. Further details on the course are available in the course pamphlet which can be downloaded from the website www.mgims.ac.in or you may send e-mail to the Course Organizer (biochem@mgims.ac.in / mvrreddy@mgims.ac.in).